CATEGORIES
◆ COMMUNICATIONS(3 fields)
Airports
1 with runways 1,220 to 2,439 m
Ports
none; offshore anchorage only
Telecommunications
1 meteorological station
◆ DEFENSE FORCES(1 fields)
Note
defense is the responsibility of France
◆ ECONOMY(1 fields)
Overview
no economic activity
◆ GEOGRAPHY(13 fields)
Climate
tropical
Coastline
22.2 km
Comparative area
about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
Disputes
claimed by Madagascar
Environment
wildlife sanctuary
Land area
28 km2
Land boundaries
none
Land use
arable land NA%; permanent crops NA%; meadows and pastures NA%; forest and woodland NA%; other NA%; heavily wooded
Maritime claims
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Territorial sea: 12 nm
Natural resources
negligible
Note
located in the Mozambique Channel 340 km west of Madagascar
Terrain
NA
Total area
28 km2
◆ GOVERNMENT(3 fields)
Capital
none; administered by France from Reunion
Long-form name
none
Type
French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic Jacques DEWATRE (as of July 1991); resident in Reunion
◆ PEOPLE(1 fields)
Population
uninhabited